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2* ? ? ? * ? ?? ? * ? ? ?? ? ? ? ????#??? li A Couple of : \ Wine Casks _ < ? ! : They Contained Something Better Than Wine . By F. A. MITCHEL A . ?. ?* /.X * ? .........i... ._. ? 7 ???????? FTTTTTTTTT TT Not nil the aristocracy of France I ven-, previous to the revolution, op- I pressors of (ho poor. True, the power I they possessed rendered many of them I [tyrannical, especially thone about the I court, but through the country there I wen; institu?es of uobles who were I much beloved by their inferior? in I rank. Among these vron the young Count' de Lisle, who on bia twenty-first birth day came into a fine property in the province of Maine, not far from Paris. Ile hnd a tender heart, sud the condi tion of tho peasantry pained bim ex ceedingly. When be fell heir to bis estate there were 100,000 francs for him in currency in a Paris bank. Half of this be distributed anice.,-* the poor on or about his domain. ' Be furthermore resolved that he would devote his life to the cause o? the betterment of tho condition of the oppressed' lower classes. Had he been Sider he would havo realized tbet the many years of war sud extravagance on the part of royalty and the nobles had so Impoverished France that those who had wasted the wealth of the us ti?n must Ivo put out of the way- lie fere France could begin a necessary retrenchment. When the revolution carno on the . count threw himself heart and soul into tho cn uso of reform. He went to Purls, where be attended a meeting tn the Palais Iloyal composed largely of the liest men-of the .middle elana lu ?.P*"*;?^, nnri thin mlMit bia VoiSC iS behalf of the overtaxed people. But In tho rising cloud of revolution waa n thunderbolt unseen by the in telligent middle classes, who'were un consciously fostering lt. Mme. Boland, the lender of the tlirondlsts. feared that the- excitement would dio away before the constitutional rights requir ed by tue people from the sovereign had been granted. 7t was not long lie fere the storm broke, sweeping away her and ber associa tea In thc work.< They all perished on the gulllofloe. Binging tba "Marseillaise." the volnpio of sound .lessening as.each head fell, till the last died sluging alone. Ono day news come to .the tenants of the Count de Dela's eatato that, east a gloom upon them. The count bad been-arrested lu lMr?s.-t;.ii.'.f?y.iB?|>-' were who. having become rabid by the flow of blood, rejoiced that another noble bead would- soon fall und there would' bo ono less of that class who had Impoverished France. Tho young Countess Julie de lisle had sept mes senger after messenger to her husband, ? ?J?SJJ hi:" ?;? ".'"ff?" ^.Mi1? ?!H? 'MVA tho revolutionists to work out their own sa 1 vutlon. But be bad entered upi??? th- work 5? i?t?!l**yaMag Mt? dltton of the oppressed people and Mould not turn back. Ho liad beer, warming a serpent In bi? bosom. At tho height of the tem pest, when the leadership fell Into the hands of representatives of tba lowes* classes nnd the cry . was raised te ex terminate nil royal blood aud all no blen, De Hale was denounced as an enemy of France and thrown into pris on. A 'few days later he waa taken before one ?if those tribunals, conaist lug only of ti so called Judge-? man without any Knowledge of lair and - usually oren without education-whose business lt wa* to condemn those .w hom tho people wished lo get rf i of order that dey might be executed with the semblance of Justice. What wan Hie count's astonishment to see sitting In tho Judicial chair behind a pine table Henri Denier, one of ; , bis own tenants, who had received a portion of the no.OOO francs that the count bail distributed on his coming of age. The two men's eyes met for an In stant. Then those of the Judge fell . before the steady gase of tho one who _bnd befriended him and whom he waa ."^(Ww called upon to order to execution. ^BSmS lt lr. I^cii?vir"? power to re frain from this course. Behind him were the people, who had put him Vix-ii:, soi to judge of guilt or inno r cauce, but to pionauuca sentence. He Was compelled eJ?Mr to send bia bene factor to the guillotina or go lhere him self. And by ve teaing to pronounce sentence of death ha would not eave ttie count, who would be condemned by Deolcr'a sucoeesor. "Wo bare met befora,* ?W?>ibe ' chant. "Yes," replied the Judge'mecbenicai. ly, "we hnv* met before" . . :M,:. ! moro to'the cayuse of the French peo?*?. yon or I?*v The room was nn?s wini revolution ;l#ds. Denier was aware that- ?Very eye waa upon Mm/- flheuld be flinch ?tn hts duty eo the CACM bf extermina tion he vvotild si once be reported as . ai> enemy of Fra?-.:-e. . That ls not in* question" before as. cUbx-n."' be aaJdi^. '*lt/u have been de nounced, and it ls my duty to pro s?r.tence upon you." Then to the ?uardri, "T??ke bim to the conctsr )?, .??jrie.*' " v. ' -j v '? ' . ?TM?I ?*??? momaait.Menri UanieT na? '.-en a revolutionist of the ?xtt?gj?k type. He bart luberitefl c little patch of .?rroiiml awi ?owe- m*si*y from his .lather but the,faxes be bad been obliged to pay bad eaten up bli? pat ri , ninny. HU wife bad fallen III and ; needed medical ntleittlon and other j comforts. His children were without ? wholesome food. Like a gift from I beaven had come lila proportion of the count's money. Not only that; tbe count, bel?g Informed of Mme. De nier'? condition, bad sent his own phy sician, who had trent, d her, and ?ho bad been restored to heall h. The memory of this benefaction lu n twinkling produced ita great a revolu tion In the heart of Henri Denier as was being wrought in the government of France. He resolved that If he could save his beiiefuctor by giving bis own life he would do so. Hui bis self control wns perfect. Ile ?nt appnrently unmoved even under the reproachful glance of the count ns the latter passed out of the room between two soldiers. Then the work of condemnation was j, resumed. Denier after having been some time in Parla, noting the trend the revolu tion waa taking, bad gone to bis home lu disguise for a doy aud/ left u cipher code with his wife by which be could communicate with ber without any one except himself or her knowing what he wrote ber.. Ono morning a girl about fifteen years old uppcured at Mme. Denier's door and bandea her n blt of paper on which there was writ ing. "Who is this from?" asked Mme. Denier. "Head it." wns the girl's only reply. Mme. Denier, seeing a jumble of words, remembered her elidier code, | ( which she took from its hiding place and interpreted the message: Count de Usl* condemn*). Bend wine. The recipient read much blore than was expressed. ?he knew that her If husband meant thr.t xhe was to limit? some person or pe?ena tu conic to ? ' Paris and bein him sure the mun win? hod saved ber when she had been iii. Hut what did the words "Pend wine" menu? She took the message to the count ess, whom she fourni prostrated nt news of her husband's arrear, which she had already received. Together they interpreted the "Send wine" to mean this: Denier bad Just before the revolution set himself up UH a wine rvm i m ? r?;.... ?/? ?M?ir.?^ v. !.. . to Paris and returning the , casks empty. They were to send som? casks of wine tb bis shop. What this would have to do with the count's condemna tion the women could not del ermine. Not two'hours after tho receipt of to? uiiK?nRc u mari nnmeri Francois, a servant In tho clint en ti who attended ' his master, loaded several casks of wine on n cart nnd started for Paris. 1 When they rv'iched Denier's shop the 1 girl who bad accompanied Francois . went for Denier, but he tl ld not leave . his -official duties till j dark'. Un ar rival at. his ?hop he waa pleased to ace Francois and told him that on hui ' coolness-nnd courage tbe -count's life depended. ' He" was to' remain that 1 night In the shop and return the next ? morning, ostensibly to tbe chateau, but once bovine-passed the walls of j Paris, after proceeding some distance j in that direction, ho was to diverge on | a read to tho Belgian border. I j Denier, hnVlug been one of tho most i radical of tho revolutionists, wan thor- i oughly trusted by them.-' Indeed, ho \ uttWUrc a? raro ? on tho night of Francois''arrival In Parla be sent a small squad of aol- ] uit.-rs *? a co?-porat to the cui?- i dergerle prison with an order to send < Citizen de Lisle to him since bis test!- < mony waa needed to denounce an ene my of France Tbe count was sent to "the Judge," who was in tl|e room where he sent persons to the gu.lio-1 tine. Announcing that, he would in terrogate the prisoner privately, be or? I i dared the soldiers to withdraw. I < No sound having been heard for j some time from within, the corporal rapped at tho door. There was no an- ' ewer. The door was opened, sud thal room we* found to be empty. A win- j < dow had been left open. The eorpor?! had nothing to do but go back to the prison and report the" circumstance. A commotion wa* arlrr?d up by the disappearance of tho Indee and his1 prisoner, who on gaining the street j had made straight for Denier's shep. I where Denier got Into one empty wine j. i cask and the count into nn?ther, oft er which Francois put the heads on the casks, lt was expected flint the shop would toe searched, so Francois] j placed tbe casks on bia cart and drove j it away, moving about the streets till * sunrise, when he turned lils course to i a gate in the wall on the north side of the city. Sine* lt .???? tb? *M?>^ ?g-te na the one through which Francois had . passed on ?rn taring and be had treated tho guard liberally to the wine he bad carried be found no greet trou ble In passing out with the casks, which had evidently been emptied. France being a wine growing coun try, with tbe product constantly paas jtfg to and fro, the fugitives experi enced no difficulty tn reaching the bor der, and once In ? foreign country their, emerged fr?, m their confinement and embraced1 Francois, whose coo!- ' sics? wit and resource ' id saved tbsst ' from exposure on several Occasions. < Thc two men were Joined tn Bruneis j by their wives, whom Francois bad ad vised while on the route of the human ' contents of pis casta*.', w nen tbe storm i of revolution bad spent if? force tba , count and countess returned to their chateau. The Deni's M remained In Bel- 1 glum longer, being fearful of return ing to tba revolutionists of Paris, whose cause the . husband deserted, j However, when tbe , Bourbons were enthroned again and they felt sssurod of protection Denier went back to bia wineshop and continued to bring In wi os from ? be country, sending back tue casss to be refilled. But never since that eventful Journey made toy bim nnd IK* Lisle to tb? bonier baa he sent out casks filled with human be WHERE WAS IT YOU Photo hy American Press Association HEY can't forg The men who For some left And some los But grizzled Yank ant Long years ago Ie? The rancor and the b To each the other's "War" Governors North and Sooth MEHI} ls the list of "war" gov ernors: ' California furnished A eft John G. Downey, Leland Stanford and Frederick F. Low; Connection^ William A. Buck ingham; Delaware, William Burton ind William Gannon; illinois, Richard JTatea nod Bte bard J. Oglesby: Indi ana, Oliver P. Morton; Iowa, Samuel I. Kirkwood uud William M. Stone; Kansas, Charles Robinson nod Thom is Carney; Maine, Israel Washburn, Jr., Abner Coburn nnd Bain ucl Cony; Massachusetts. .lohn A. Andrew: Mich igan, Austin Blair nud Henry H. Cra [KJ; Minnesota, Alexander..Ramsey and Stephen. Miller; Nevada. Henry G. Ellasdeli; New . Hampshire.' lehnbod ioodwlu, Nathaniel R. Berry and Je ?epb A. Gilmore: New, Jersey, Charles 5. Olden nnd Joel Parker; New York; u??V?u' *Mr.lRl;s, ??.';rnti.~ "i"ys?;:ur ind Reobeit E. Fenton: ?Hilo, William Dennison. I);ivid T->d nnd John Brough: ?iror.-on. John v> h? inker and Addison \ Gibbs; Pennsylvania, Andrew O '??.iii.; Rhode Island? William Spraguc. fohn R. Bartlett, acting, William C. [Jensens, acting, and .lames Y. Smith: Vermont, Krcatua Fairbanks, Frederic Holbrook mid J. Gregory Smith; West Virginia, Francis H. Pcirpolnt, pr&T*. donal, and ^.rthur I. Boreman; Wis consin. Alexander WV Bundall, Louis P. Harvey. Eil ward Salomon and lames T. Lewis. The southern governors were: Alabama, Andrew B. Moore, John Gilli Shorter and Thomas*. II. Watts; ?rkaiisas. Henry M. Rector, Harris Pianugln nnd lasiic Murphy; Florida. Madison *?. Petty nnd .lohn Milton; Seorwle, Joseph IC Brown; I.oul-danu. thomas O Moitro **ul JL??niy W.','AI len; Tnion military 'governors. George P. She]dey ?md Michael Hahn; Missis sippi, Joim p. lvt.us. charlies Clarke ind Jacob Thompson; North CeroU'sh. lohn W; Kills. II. T. Clark, ^ting. nnd ImHOf. Vance; South Carolina, francis W, ricken?, M.. U Bonbnpj) iud A. ti. Magrath; Tennessee, tsbam t. Harris and Audrew Johnson. Culcn military governor: Texas, Samuel Houston. Edward Clark, neting, Frnn rab; Virginia, John Leteber and Wil liam 8mitb. Tho border wt ate governors were: K.-iii u. . i ?ab Magoffin, James F. Robinson jind Thomas E. Brsmlette; Maryland. Thomas n. Hicks and A. v*.. Bradford; Missouri, C. F. Jackson; Cn lon. H. R. Gamble and T. C. Fletcher. . -, Whale Army From "Little Rhody.", One of th? Bbodc Island Ix.ys In tho iv i I \V(?r <?n picket durr, Sacar York town. V>.Va>?T?sfl?,rod ti truce with a Confederate ?oldie.. wK? Jrequpntl.r lia Pl ie ned dbr?ft tho warj ;:?Wbat reg iment d* VO?V he?onsr tor asked the mquisltiv. Y; Seventeenth .jj...?;.:,^.- . : : "A::d ~hit is yours*" "The Ona Hundred and Fifth Rhode Island*' The QoufcderV ?to gave a long. V.w whistle and dip parted. General gitilth's Thirst. -Extra Billy" Uniltli. MielCeiifo??l* lt? general, prgs aa irascible as he w*?8 brave. One day he had bia soidietif on nn exceedingly dl(h< ult marchi When tlwy baited the general badji*, ?iNr? ??uiv awiupy vw?ii. i??wr?TO ?gS??pi ? Finally be exclaimed. "If yoe fsBoci ?on t get n> pretty o,uick I'll marejg I be r?giment off without you and teatf SAID YOU FOUGHT? et there was a war,, bore the battle's brunt, brothers on the field, ? limbs atong the front. i Johnny Reb irned to forget itterness. 5 just "Ol? Vet!" CHARLES N. LU RI E. ! On Memoria) Day 1 j ! Honor Women |: t nurses w tiz nar i ; fWtHE women who did bo|pttul j H service continuously, or "who J JK kept themselves near ' the * * - base1 ?i': annies In the field. . or who moved unions ' the cutups aud trnreled irlth th? corps, were en exceptional class-as rare* us heroines always ^re-? ela?*' vcpfesentluK no aoctal grade. 1>ut cbruiiig from all, be longing to no-tank or age of Hie in , particular. .-sometlito?e> young and Homotiuiea chi, sometimes1 refined nnd j Hornett mes- rude, now of fragile pbya^ J teni aspect ?nd then of eitrHordiunry j robustness, but, iii".all cases, women' aa*' V^^^^BSB^P foffrlt?-IL ' ' V' ' ? ? j- -^ . . |^ Photo by American Press Awvcialion. WOUA? asnas *T pwtrsMrsp REUNION. with n mighty' love nud' eaVhestiiess in their hearts, a love-ae-d i>ltt> end ability to show thom fufiK V? 7 i ? Moved .by nu liuUituit^WideajM to Morie tn person the vic?msToT wound? ,ii ntl HlckticsM. n few huiitkvd women. lmi>el!ed by instinct* which assured them nf their ability to endure, tho hardships, overcome the'obstacles and adjust themselves to the unusual and unfeminine ? circumstance* lu which ?bcj;' "wourtl br v'..i. - .\. ?f.???;.- ?I?*?? wey through all obstructions ot home aud nt tho seat of war or lu the hospitals to the bedsides of sick aa3 wounded. They were really heroines. They ?ohqueml their feminine Hcuxlblltty at thc sight of blood and Wounds; their native antipathy to dtaorder. confusion and violence ; tuilrtliMKl the rein-Moos delloney of their mor?; exquirlt -?-;? lived coarsely nnd dr otead ?nd; ?dept rudely; they studied tba, capriee* of men to" whom their ties were simply human-men often ignorant, feebly minded, out or their senses, raring reith K:U! J'-".':-" T',".: Y ?l::;? ?'??! bsrderVaerViee t'- bear rr?tf-, ihr pride, the officia} arroKuiHH?, thc hardness ors the folly. pi?rhai-s th? Impertinence and j presumption; of hslf trained medical j men wnoni Jhe urg^neicH.of the casef . UM: toned on the . '; . : Chic . The weed Chick* orli'mj lt bi safd' name signifying "f\ TS? a t reavu rer el ved accidental drowning V}1 lege by a sudden a cloudburst tdaan ?okeo stn.' n the of a wt to ?Soutiiertt Spy JLJfomoriaX Dap Storys My CAPTAIN F. A. MITCHEL. [Copyright. 191?. by American Pre?? Asso ciation.] IN our reginieut in Virginia In 1863 was a soldier in the muka who was a thoroughbred. No ona even of his own company H coined to know exactly when or where he en listed, where was bis home or any thing else about him except that b said he was a Marylander. . Maryland was a border state, the inhabitants be ing part northern and part noutbern In their sympathie*. There wau nothing unusual a. Davis' agbting on the Union sida, t in tlie border, states , whole Federal regiments wen? made np of their Piu sens. Bnt it was stugular to beti him abusing Confederates with the ac-, cent of a southern msn. Darla in other respects waa a good natured fellow, perfectly fearless and seemed to have no selfishness lu bl? nature-Indeed, was a type of the real southe .i gentleman. We wondered why he bad not been able to obtain a commission, bu- he reminded us that the flower of the .Maryland population was on the southern side. Maryland was not a good state for not t hornet *. We were 'cavalry, and Davis frat one of the liest of UH SO I ar-na horse manship was concerned. He'was con stantly . bein?hpuuisfaed ' about.:wherever, he liked..,, over our cuipT onujJwSgpP/'fitf took fcwfwib do ho, sallied forth sin gle banded : against the Confedernta pickets. That be was ft good fighter "waft evident* whenever fitere was trou ble'tin the picket lines. Un'sHeh oc cbslonarV-be* would ride tight up under tho enemy's rides. Ho always carno back unhuii. and we could ufvcr un derstand how he managed to escaper Uno night while out on vedette duty (Davis disappeared. Shooting was beard in . the direction of the point ?where he was stationed, and it was believed that at last he had reaped the payment of bbl recklessness. A patty was sent ont next morning to ?n?1-*.'"* h!e L"d;., bul li fa mo 'cur.O Six months passed, during which er? ? erything was changed with us. Armina j nre like pack? of cards-they are con stantly being shufflod. One day while ! on picket duty ? uaw ? man running: from the Confederate lines, toward ours, while men on that ame were br ing nt bira. "There comos a deserter," ! I remarked. * The mar? stumbled two! or three times, - fell, got up and came j on, reaching us in safety. I was at ... . . . . the rime .a sergeant in command of tho picket.mist info which he t au, hud j be came right ijp to n.e. What was my astonishment to seo j Davis! Davis' astonishment at .Seelpg me, wa? ?qua!ly great, ileitides nstonlal men'.. ? noticed chagrin.' Illa1 'J^?^t? momentarily; theil, grasping my hand, te ?book it heartily, exclaiming: "How sr?,you,'Ct?arUe? What luck to. y oin e In right among my own boys!" I withdrew my bund, Haying to him,' "I don't shake with desestere.". "Deserter: .1 .reckan- I ?rn a de serter. I had to be or flight with those cursed southerners." 'T mean deserter from our side." ?y !>*rls loohed burt. He told ? utory # having ridden on' the night of his ?AT?' ANTOSmniOMT AT 8XB?0 ? WAS OBXAT. disappearance right in behind a Con federate camp. The opening wa? closed behind biro. There was noth ing for bim to do bot surrender. Be ing a southerner, as waa proved by his accent, he had told his captor*, ba said, thfct be had been .forced into tho Sortie ?ervies and bsd ,aiW^jH 'itching for an opportunity tty desert. : withstanding thia ?tory.. tmarch ed Mr. Dari* op to heatlinarteps? where tb? general commanding tnter ?texrod him. .Th? central. ?ot bein* : satisfied with this.pasing" frajc ena. ?ide t* another fsd welghta^ again** Vi?m the ran that be' tva? a sonthr ?roer, ont-red t!> hetd bdsde?r ? 'sdrast' ?"ntl chargea of d?sertion IM? ^**M?t a mab who "hated Confederate* S'??b hated poison, and If he frit the ' t aWssssssssBsssssslssWssssM lear himself nona of ns . contd de an ged to a from ours played tho Kanu*' game before, 'doiibt Icw serr?n? a? a Federal no Idler and Carrying wfonuartoa to Confederate genera!?.' ' Before the couti finished the I case lt ernie out that Darts belonged I to an old Maryland/family, that he I held a commission as lieutenant colo- I nel in the Confederate army and was I high lu favor with several Confederate generals, wbom he bad furnished with enougb information to enable any army i to defeat twice ita numbera. Davis was ?entenc?xl t? t* natured.j ITJc family might have saved bis Ufa bsd be been convicted ot desertion.' Indeed, they were handicapped, know-' lng that he was a spy-in 'fact, sn of ficer of high rank in the Confederate army. The best they could do for him was to obtain a change In the mode of bis death. The- sentence was made shouting Instead of hanging. Davis maintained the same coolness of outward appearance to the moment of his death. Before fae wes a'apy of the enemy; now he was one of nature's princes. TO REDUCE ILLITERACY A lisa to Pay Children te Attend the Public Schools. Atlanta, May 9.-The Sta\e of Geor gia is taking a leading part through Ccngrcssman Frank Park, in a move ment whish may(not only Increase tho facilities pr tlie .common sohoools of Ccorgiu but' may in addition become of nation-wide scope. Georgia In tho psst baa been 'occasionally blamed for uot doing - more to - reduce illiteracy; but if tbe present project ls successful it; will mean tremendous strides for ward 47) . ' Congressman Park's pian is to ob tain national, aid for the common s^hoojg dd iho^elementary branches of spelling, reading, writing, and arith metic. He. has already introduced a j bill, which. If it becomes a law, will authorize the payment of the ?um of three cents per day per pupil for the first two school years of actual atten dance, between the age limits fixed by 1 law io ?ach of the states. It p vides that the sum to bc paid Into the jfroasury of eaeh state .shall bo dis tributed along fun un fund of .each state to reduce tho per centage of illiteracy. Every state school superintendent In the United States has endorsed tho Georgia con gressman's measure. TO UPHOLD COURTS Georgia Will ?rant No Pardons for Trivial Reasons. Atlante, May .8.--Thc established policy of tho prison commission or Georgia, to lhtertere with, tho soften' ces of tho 'courts on|y whon urgent dr special reasons will demand it, has brought about a decrease in the nura ber of applications for pardon. This fact WHS plainly shown at the'Teguter monthly hearing just held, at th; cap itol. There \vero.,rcwer applications than usual for clemency and the norn ber has been Wteadliy dwindling dur ing thi3 months past. The i>plicy of tho. prison commission and that of Governor SlatOti, as he Ima ptten expressed lt, are almost identl cal on the subject. They believe thal Buffon j eheu?d never Si1 trivially ?granted, and ?hut the courts should Ul held in their actions''hs a mat ! of Esterai and resist?s? principle iin!-MMi Borne unusual and actually material reasons, for pardon or clemency arise At th3 monthly hearing Just closed oo pardon recommendations of any general,interest or Importo nee wore made. Sitting all the hearing were all three commissioners. Messrs. R E. Davison, E. h. Ralney and T. E Patterson. J 2=3 By MOSS OP HIBTR? wasn't wiped off the map of rea soning ovor 2,000 years ago. n? tnougn ic certainly, deserved to oe. VVbe Sophiste In ancient Greece, yon remember, taught a false philosophy of life and things, their l Vniacs being based on fallacy. They tried to make two plus two equal three. The Sophists are not ali dead. A few thrive today. They argue of ne wapa por advertising; ^9MLv I awrer -buy . anything widely advertised or patronize merchante who make n splash In im-'--- "^ctr srti~!cc are either Inferior or more cost' ly because they have fo Include tbe cost of a*r artistes." . . Bnssi! i As a matter of fact, *dvertfr>. lng ?natte? yon to bay BEfTTBR things at. C UK A PER pricee. Through advertising the nie? ere ?KCR^ASED ten, twenty, fifty fold. Tbemamifactiirer or . merchant ls thu? able io sell B&TTEK and C?KAl*?R goods tad SUR pay for his advertising. This reccarnixed Bl ?Len of thin community wiso borne providers ly watch tba ada. io WHAT A PEDDLER DID By fri QUAD Copyright. 10H. by ?MOeUttd Lit erary Press. :? Abralmro Barnes and bte sister. Cf ty' Ililli, were quarreling. A mus farm bsd been left the two Children by will, and. while they almost hated each otber, neither would sell tb the otber. Both wanted the beat pf the bargain, nnd both feared to be cheated. It had been a cat and dog business for gears, and'Abraham bad come to be thirty years old and Cynthia fcwaev ty-eigm. sue wes a stropping, bealing young woman, und ehe net only acted as housekeeper, but worked In tho fields a part of tbe time. Nature bad wanted to spite tbe state of indiana when abe created them cross ?yed. lop shouldered, bbl eera big mouths, overhanging teeth and bow legs: Tbe pair hr.d once been Offered $75 per week to go as f rea ku In a dime museum. They would bave accepted only they could not agree aa to the di vision of tbe salary. What n tin peddler heard as he stood In the open door of a summer's morn ing was: \ "You are a Uar!" * "And so are you!" "Oh,1 how I hate you!** "And I'd Uko to kill your "And what kind Of talk 1a this be tween brother nnd elster?" demanded the peddler ps be ntepped Inside tho house. "There: I'm glad somebody baa lis tened and knows just how mean, yon are!" exclaimed Cynthia to Abe. "But what's lt all nbout" asked the Ipeddler. .Ho wants to ge-t married, but no. woman will bare bim." explained Cyn "No -woman win bare tte as long gs abe ls around, and yon can't bisme ber.".added Abe. "Jost take a squsro look nt her. will yon?" "Abd then take a square lock at him. vii] rnr. The peddler helped himself to a chair nod sot down, with his hands on bis anees, ana took a long look at both tn turn. Theo be uttered a whistling "w-b-e-w!" and added: "lt's awful-Just awful!" .fYon mean ber!" said Abo. "Yop mean hun!" added Cynthia. "Uro. um! It's which and t'other, I guess. Bo yon quarrel about getting* married?" They bota nodded their beads. "You nre rtyjfbt when you bee ftto I^?p response. "Unies? yotrmateit'?n object for^me to help you out." 0 nish ed tho peddler. "What do you mean?" wns?bor?sed. * ?ap'?nd let's talk. Now. them tjjjlq)f ls to recognize the fact t neither niau nor woman Is going1 to fall In love with you nnd marry yon ont of offectjpn." Brother and ?later sighed drearily. ; "Bot one' of yob cnn fret n wife and tho other a Rusbend, |uai"tbe aims. If the ,scnero?'lhJ?.Vor?ced right. 30s| -*->ut ,one mnrriage out of seven ls a e affair; ' In tho other casca it's -ney that talks." "You bsvp a scheme, i^et s h?ar ?." "Not so fast If I can marry yon on i want ?*> caco." ou shall have it," "And you must do exactly aa I ten yon to." For an boor the peddler*? scheme was discussed, and be then; resumed bis way. . , The Barnes farm was on a main highway, and somebody was passing every few minutes. Ono morning farmers driving to tba village two iiiiiea beyond polled , their reams up *kort at an unwonted s^bt. Abe ead his elster were digging with pick and spade in n grove near the road. They bad evidently been at work since mid night, for there were several holes lu which a calf could have been buried. .'JB^y, A'be. aro^you diggins n. weil thete?' was called, but neither Abe nor bia sister pretended to behr. / What ono farmer said to himself mn b? drove on half a doxOn dld.and that "By, thunder, but ! thought that Un peddler was gassing when be told Of buried treasure ??? <b? barnes rer**l. Abs: and 'bte sister must have goiTa pinter and are digging for lt Consarn 4em! If they und ic Uley orier bo made Tbs* peddler did his work well over three counties. Ou the Cf th day of the dlgctn* ? "w-fiower came tt?~ a** ailles to look Cynthia over, lie shook bis head and backed off. but beard homo ene whisper that the treasure acofnw ed to $1,000.000 in gold. He therefore drew a long breath, braced up and said to Oy a this: "It ls lore at first sight with ide," "But we may not And ii* aou?/," abe replied? MIt le a wife to love me end re ttow^lte^gaUaaUy lied. And Ins*** ?ivw ?ijv i??r ww? mnisi -, lt was tfeedsy after Cynthia's wa ding last s widow with an ?ye to neat ness came driving: op in a ono horse ray: "i'm hunting foe the right kind of a esafc.*^ "Bot l: ?fa ns homely ag a tWe?e patch.* be replied. . "Not In toy ey*fc?* "If We fina the traaSnir? St will se sear $i .000.000. but w? may not Sod tv? "Do mb the Justice, air. io beJMv? that 1 dob't caro who?l?_ SSSfmf??BmWmM ?e and Cynthia got their mate? right, and tba peddler got hts com alon, and th* tejeaaei* ??i nw+r-t,.